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Currency in China

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

China's currency is 6.22 % — #7 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-09-07.

6.22%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2026-09-07

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

One unit buys 6.2 % more dollars than a year ago.

Currency in China over time

6.69 %6.11 %5.52 %6.69 % · 3 August 20265.52 % · 24 July 202624 July 2026: 5.52 %25 July 2026: 5.70 %26 July 2026: 5.64 %27 July 2026: 5.77 %28 July 2026: 5.89 %30 July 2026: 6.02 %31 July 2026: 6.34 %1 August 2026: 6.61 %2 August 2026: 6.54 %3 August 2026: 6.69 %4 August 2026: 6.06 %5 August 2026: 6.28 %6 August 2026: 6.26 %7 August 2026: 6.15 %8 August 2026: 6.27 %9 August 2026: 6.19 %10 August 2026: 6.39 %11 August 2026: 6.35 %12 August 2026: 6.34 %13 August 2026: 6.18 %14 August 2026: 6.12 %15 August 2026: 6.27 %16 August 2026: 6.19 %17 August 2026: 6.38 %18 August 2026: 6.30 %19 August 2026: 6.25 %20 August 2026: 6.37 %21 August 2026: 6.51 %22 August 2026: 6.55 %23 August 2026: 6.46 %24 August 2026: 6.68 %25 August 2026: 6.20 %26 August 2026: 6.24 %27 August 2026: 6.29 %28 August 2026: 5.85 %29 August 2026: 5.80 %30 August 2026: 5.74 %31 August 2026: 5.90 %1 September 2026: 5.91 %2 September 2026: 6.05 %3 September 2026: 6.07 %4 September 2026: 6.02 %5 September 2026: 6.07 %6 September 2026: 5.99 %7 September 2026: 6.22 %24 July 202616 August 20267 September 20266.22 %
45 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 7 September 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#7 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
90 %
64 of 71 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.23 pp
since 6 September 2026
Below its peak
0.47 pp
peak 6.69 % in 3 August 2026
Full series
▲ 0.70 pp
since 24 July 2026

In Asia: #2 of 17vs median -0.71 %: +6.93 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

2 of 71 countries between -9.39 % and -8.56 %1 of 71 countries between -7.72 % and -6.89 %1 of 71 countries between -6.89 % and -6.06 %1 of 71 countries between -6.06 % and -5.22 %1 of 71 countries between -4.39 % and -3.56 %1 of 71 countries between -2.72 % and -1.89 %2 of 71 countries between -1.89 % and -1.06 %30 of 71 countries between -1.06 % and -0.22 %22 of 71 countries between -0.22 % and 0.61 %1 of 71 countries between 1.44 % and 2.28 %1 of 71 countries between 3.94 % and 4.78 %2 of 71 countries between 5.61 % and 6.44 %2 of 71 countries between 7.28 % and 8.11 %4 of 71 countries between 9.78 % and 10.61 %median -0.71 %China: ahead of 90 % of the 71 countries with a published currencyChina 6.22 %-9.39 %10.61 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -0.71 % and 0.00 %. China is ahead of 90 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs China
5 Norway7.98 %+1.76 pp
6 Hungary7.61 %+1.39 pp
7 China6.22 %—
8 Brazil5.92 %−0.30 pp
9 Malaysia4.47 %−1.75 pp

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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